Hull beat Villa, Swansea to signing non-league whiz Johan Ter Horst

Hull City have clinched a deal for non-league striker Johan Ter Horst.

Hull City have clinched a deal for non-league striker Johan Ter Horst.

The Hull Daily Mail says Ter Horst has signed a three-year deal at Hull City, but will remain at non-league Folkestone Invicta for the rest of the season.

Ter Horst has broken the 20-goal barrier in his first full season in senior football to attract the interest of several Premier League sides, including Stoke City, Swansea City and Aston Villa.

But it is the Tigers who have won the race for his signature and the 18-year-old will go straight into Stephen Clemence’s development squad, although he will still play for promotion-chasing Invicta for the rest of the season.